{"id":77669,"date":"2026-03-30T10:44:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T08:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/?p=77669"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:27:09","slug":"the-100-people-shaping-tech-and-innovation-in-hauts-de-france-2025-by-la-french-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/en\/newsletter\/the-100-people-shaping-tech-and-innovation-in-hauts-de-france-2025-by-la-french-tech.html","title":{"rendered":"The 100 People Shaping Tech and Innovation in Hauts-de-France 2025, by La French Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-wauplw-dbe667eff0f31098e2cbc4c515a655a8\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-wauplw-dbe667eff0f31098e2cbc4c515a655a8{\npadding-bottom:0;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-wauplw-dbe667eff0f31098e2cbc4c515a655a8 .av-special-heading-tag 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id=\"style-css-av-kqw1sa8x-123e85beef5fb1d6d206e8f5564d0ef6\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-kqw1sa8x-123e85beef5fb1d6d206e8f5564d0ef6 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:13px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kqw1sa8x-123e85beef5fb1d6d206e8f5564d0ef6'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Three IEMN alumni featured in the rankings<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1nbmux0-f45f32e0a3d37ff718faca4ccf28945f\">\n.av_font_icon.av-1nbmux0-f45f32e0a3d37ff718faca4ccf28945f{\ncolor:#edae44;\nborder-color:#edae44;\n}\n.av_font_icon.av-1nbmux0-f45f32e0a3d37ff718faca4ccf28945f .av-icon-char{\nfont-size:20px;\nline-height:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<span  class='av_font_icon av-1nbmux0-f45f32e0a3d37ff718faca4ccf28945f avia_animate_when_visible 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id=\"style-css-av-jdmlic-bcf2ecfc0a352fb61e454855b4c8aea4\">\n.av_font_icon.av-jdmlic-bcf2ecfc0a352fb61e454855b4c8aea4{\ncolor:#7bb0e7;\nborder-color:#7bb0e7;\n}\n.av_font_icon.av-jdmlic-bcf2ecfc0a352fb61e454855b4c8aea4 .av-icon-char{\nfont-size:20px;\nline-height:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<span  class='av_font_icon av-jdmlic-bcf2ecfc0a352fb61e454855b4c8aea4 avia_animate_when_visible av-icon-style- avia-icon-pos-left avia-icon-animate'><span class='av-icon-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue809' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>From research to entrepreneurship : two IEMN PhD graduates who have founded spin-offs in the HDF100.<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>They represent a generation of researchers who dare to bridge the gap between science and entrepreneurship. In 2025, <b>Maxime Hallot<\/b> and <b>Nicolas Vellas,<\/b> both graduates of the IEMN, were named among <b>the HDF100<\/b>, the 100 leading figures driving technology and innovation in the Hauts-de-France region.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_77648\" style=\"width: 190px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Nicolas-Vellas.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77648\" class=\"wp-image-77648\" style=\"float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Nicolas-Vellas-285x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Nicolas-Vellas-285x300.png 285w, https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Nicolas-Vellas-11x12.png 11w, https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Nicolas-Vellas.png 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-77648\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nicolas Vellas, co-founder of MC2<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Nicolas Vellas<\/b>\u2019s career has been a pioneering journey. Having earned his PhD from the University of Lille, he co-founded <b>MC2 Technologies<\/b> in 2004, a company now recognised for its innovations in the fields of security and defence, ranging from the detection of hidden objects to counter-drone technology. Very early on, he chose to translate his academic research into practical applications.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77649\" style=\"width: 190px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MAXIME-HALLOT.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77649\" class=\"wp-image-77649 size-square\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MAXIME-HALLOT-180x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MAXIME-HALLOT-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MAXIME-HALLOT-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MAXIME-HALLOT-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MAXIME-HALLOT-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MAXIME-HALLOT.jpg 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-77649\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maxime Hallot, CEO Voltify<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Maxime Hallot, CEO of Voltify<\/p>\n<p><b>Maxime Hallot<\/b>, also a PhD graduate from the University of Lille, embodies a new generation of scientific entrepreneurs. Passionate about miniaturisation, he founded the <b>start-up Voltify<\/b> with the ambition of advancing medicine through ultra-compact energy storage solutions. Voltify\u2019s technologies open up unprecedented possibilities for medical implants designed to treat chronic diseases.<\/p>\n<p>From work within technology platforms to industrial products, these two career paths demonstrate how research can lead to useful innovations and significant socio-economic benefits. In their own way, they are helping to foster a dynamic deep-tech ecosystem in the region.<\/p>\n<p>This recognition does not merely reward individual achievements: it highlights inspiring career trajectories, where scientific curiosity and initiative go hand in hand.<\/p>\n<p>We should also note the inclusion in this ranking of <b>Damien Ducatteau<\/b>, <b>Regional Delegate of the INPI Hauts-de-France<\/b>, who was a member of the IEMN from 2001 to 2018, and has dedicated the rest of his career to commercialisation and innovation.<\/p>\n<p><b>Congratulations to them and to all the HDF100 2025 winners<\/b>, who contribute every day to the technological influence of the Hauts-de-France region.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[297],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-77669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newsletter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77669"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77758,"href":"https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77669\/revisions\/77758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}